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After IET, an E3 will have plenty of time to learn how to research this exact question. I will give you a head start... run a search for "AR 600-8-19". Look at page 14, Chapter 2, Section II 2-3.c.3 . Then look at page 15, Chapter 2, Section II 2-3.h.4.c for waiver info.

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After IET, an E3 will have plenty of time to learn how to research this exact question. I will give you a head start... run a search for "AR 600-8-19". Look at page 14, Chapter 2, Section II 2-3.c.3 . Then look at page 15, Chapter 2, Section II 2-3.h.4.c for waiver info.

As a PFC, you can be expected to the smartest of the dumb. Usually, if there is an immediate detail that needs to get done - a PFC will be put in charge if no Specialist is around.You are realistically expected just to be the "go to" person if someone starts asking "Why are you here, and who sent you here?".

Some squared away PFC's can be Team Leaders. It is generally late in your PFC career, as you approach SPC, that your own supervisors have probably started to figure out if they can develop you into a future NCO, or if you are a S-bag.

Many of my Sergeants say that as a PFC, they generally expect to have to not spot-check you as much. You should be able to square yourself away by the time you are approaching specialist. PFC's who respond with "Yes Sergeant" without a Why or a Complaint, despite how crummy the job that needs to get done, tend to get the favor of their NCO's very quickly.

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As a PFC, you can be expected to the smartest of the dumb. Usually, if there is an immediate detail that needs to get done - a PFC will be put in charge if no Specialist is around.You are realistically expected just to be the "go to" person if someone starts asking "Why are you here, and who sent you here?".

Some squared away PFC's can be Team Leaders. It is generally late in your PFC career, as you approach SPC, that your own supervisors have probably started to figure out if they can develop you into a future NCO, or if you are a S-bag.

Many of my Sergeants say that as a PFC, they generally expect to have to not spot-check you as much. You should be able to square yourself away by the time you are approaching specialist. PFC's who respond with "Yes Sergeant" without a Why or a Complaint, despite how crummy the job that needs to get done, tend to get the favor of their NCO's very quickly.